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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 93

Alan Feduccia is a famous ornitholo-

gist at University of North Carolina:
Every feature of them has aerodynamic
functions. They are extremely light, have
the ability to lift up which increases in
lower speeds, and may return to their pre-
vious position very easily. 240
Feathers are features unique to birds, and
there are no known intermediate struc- Alan Fe duc cia
tures between reptilian scales and feath-
ers. Notwithstanding speculations on the nature of the elongated scales
found on such forms as Longisquama... as being feather-like structures,
there is simply no demonstrable evidence that they in fact are. 241
Barbara J. Stahl is an evolutionist paleontology professor and se-
nior faculty member at Saint Anselm College, Manchester:
No fossil structure transitional between scale and feather is known, and
recent investigators are unwilling to found a theory on pure speculation...
So far, the fossil record does not bear out that supposition. 242
How [feathers] arose initially, presumably from reptiles scales, defies
analysis...
It seems, from the complex construction of feathers, that their evolution
from reptilian scales would have required an immense period of time and
involved a series of intermediate structures. So far, the fossil record does
not bear out that supposition. 243

Evolutionists' Confessions About the Supposed
Intermediate Form Archaeopteryx

Asked why there are no semi-winged or half-winged fossils, evolu-
tionists refer to one life form in particular: the fossil known as

Archaeopteryx, the best known of the small number of supposed interme-
diate forms all of which are invalid, so fiercely espoused by evolutionists.
According to their thesis, Archaeopteryx, the forerunner of present-
day birds, lived around 150 million years ago and was a semi-bird pos-
sessing various reptilian characteristics. This unlikely tale is repeated in